layoff

US /ˈleɪˌɔf/

Definition

the act of laying off an employee or a work force

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

The company announced a layoff of fifty workers because of falling demand.

downsizingthe reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
redundancyrepetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
dismissala judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

Easy mass layoff
to mass layoff, meaning to join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
Medium announce layoffs
to announce layoffs, meaning to make known; make an announcement
Hard layoff notice to employees
describing layoff notice to employees (the act of laying off an employee or a work force)
Very Hard drastic workforce layoff program
describing drastic workforce layoff program (forceful and extreme and rigorous)

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